Ethics Across the Professions : A Reader for Professional Ethics

What does it mean to be an ethical professional? A professional career can be so demanding that it permeates every aspect of a person's life and personality. In light of this fact, it is especially important for students who are planning to enter a chosen profession to understand its moral status, moral virtues, and possible moral pitfalls, so that they will be equipped to deal with the inevitable moral quandaries that they will encounter as professionals. The most up-to-date professional ethics reader available, Ethics Across the Professions analyzes the complex ethical issues that arise in such fields as engineering, finance, healthcare, journalism, and law. Featuring a wide array of both classic and contemporary sources, it ranges from works by Aristotle and Kant to selections by Michael Bayles, Sissela Bok, Paul Ekman, and Thomas Nagel. Organized topically, the anthology covers what it means to be a professional, outlines several ethical models, and addresses key issues including deception in professional life, privacy, loyalty, social welfare, conflicts of interest, and self-regulation. The book includes detailed chapter introductions, several practical case studies at the end of each chapter, and provocative discussion questions on issues like "whistle-blowing," the Iraq War, educating illegal immigrant children, and advertisements for pharmaceutical companies. Edited by three renowned ethicists, Ethics Across the Professions is especially suited for introductory professional ethics courses taught in philosophy departments as well as in nursing schools, business schools, and other professional programs.

Clancy Martin is Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He has authored and edited several books including. How to Sell: A Novel (2009), The Philosophy of Deception (OUP, 2009), and Honest Work, Second Edition (coedited with Joanne B. Ciulla and Robert C. Solomon, OUP, 2009). Wayne Vaught is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Medicine, Director of the Center for Applied and Professional Ethics, and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs in the College of Arts, and Sciences at the University of Missouri Kansas City. He has published several papers in leading ethics journals including The Journal of Clinical Ethics and Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics. The late Robert C. Solomon was Quincy Lee Centennial Professor of Philosophy of Philosphy and Business and Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author or editor of more than forty books including The Little Philosophy Book (2007), Introducing Philosophy, Ninth Edition (2007), and Honest Work, Second Edition (coedited with Joanne B. Ciulla and Clancy Martin, 2009), all published by Oxford.